Show Rep McKay Mcloy Asks For Additional F F. F Gorge Funds In testimony before the House Appropriations Appropriations subcommittee sub sub on Interior and Related Agency tl Utah Congressman Gunn McKay ay has asked for additional funds in five fin different areas affecting Utah 11 and nil other western states Representative e McKay called railed for an additional one half million dollars to be earmarked for fot planning for fot roads runds for National Park saying saing this was needed as a minimum HE STATED he lie was appalled at the request for lor appropriations for Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area statIng stating stat stat- ing the budget request of was down n from the request for this fiscal year while the number of oC users has greatly increased lie He asked for COt as a minimum for Flaming laming Gorge The Utah Congressman also took issue with budget r requests quests for shrub improvement improve ment research within the I Forest or st Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice stating We in the west st are an becomIng becoming becom blom ing increasingly concerned about the condition of the he public lands located within our states slates REPRESENTATIVE McKay added The Tho administrations administration's request t is woe woe- woefully woefully fully inadequate and will not allow this program to keep beep pace Ilace with the need for revitalizing our public land Mr 11 McKay asked for an additional to carry carryon on vital shrub research research re reo re- re search programs Representative McKay also ask asked d for lor additional funds for topographic mapping mapping map map- ping stating the administration request was inadequate and would not allow completion of oC the program until the mid cold Congressman McKay called for an additional additional additional ad ad- for this program stating staling Utah has a particular problem in ht that many of the school lands ceded by the federal government have ha not been mapped This situation causes difficulty difficulty dif dif dif- in ill determining the th extent of oC Utah's entitlement to revenue there there- from UTAH'S FRESHMAN Representative |